Creating a Winning Designer Résumé

Professional tips to create a winning designer résumé.

👋 Hello, and welcome to the second edition of the ADPList’s Weekly Pulse - a weekly newsletter dedicated to helping our community members to learn and grow together. We will be sharing helpful design tips, upcoming group sessions, and community happenings.

This Week’s Learning:

How To Create a Winning Designer Résumé?

Our Design Lead Arpita Dhir has some effective tips on how to create a winning designer résumé to apply for the next dream job! 🌟

1. Match your skills to the job description

• Highlight your skills that are required in the job description

• Explain why you will fit the role

2. Tailor your résumé to your recruiter

• Update your summary, résumé content, and include measurable data

• Insert relevant details based on the job description

3. Write a clear and detailed design skills section

• Highlight your best skills

• Remove irrelevant details and proofread your résumé

4. Create a readable and mobile-friendly design

• Structure the flow of your information from start to end

• Viewable and accessible from anywhere

5. Create a portfolio section link to past projects

• Easy access to your past works

• Include your best works to review by your potential employer
  

🧘💫Mindfulness Tips:

How to overcome perfectionism? by Cami Travis Groves and Keri Clarke:

1. Strive for happiness by enjoying the present

2. Understanding failure is a part of the success

3. Set more reasonable goals
   

Top-rated Group Sessions:

Join Pratik Joglekar, Irem Ozekes & Michael Szeto for some effective tips on how to accelerate your career growth with mentors. Happening on Monday - 8 November 2021, 5 PM EST.

Join the Speed Connecting #1 - For juniors & mid-weights. This session is for juniors & mid-weights looking for peer mentorship to connect with fellow juniors & mid-weights. Happening on Sunday - 7 November 2021, 5 PM EST.

📅 Group Sessions Reminder:

✨ Mentorship Fireside Chat: ADPList x General Assembly - Nov 2 Nov, 12 PM (EST) (RSVP)

✨ From R&D to Market-product-fit - Fri 5 Nov, 8 AM (EST) (RSVP)

View all our upcoming group sessions

❤️Community Perks✨:

In collaboration with nois3, we are giving away 50 free tickets to the WUDRome 2021 design conference. Happening on 10 - 12 Nov 2021. Limited availability. 

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